Woodlands Hospital
Morton Park, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 4PL DirectionsPhone
Opening hours
Mon - Sun: 7:00am - 8:30pm.
Visiting Hours: 10:00am - 8:00pm
Car parking
Yes - 80 spaces
PgCert, MSc, BSc MCSP
Andy is the Clinical Services Manager for Physiotherapy at Woodlands Hospital.
He qualified as a Physiotherapist in 2004, completing a degree in Sport Science & Biology in Chester, followed by an MSc Physiotherapy. He later went on to complete a PgCert in Advanced Clinical Practice at Teesside University.
Clinically he has over 18 years of experience, both within the NHS, GP practice, private practice and sport.
Andy is the Clinical Services Manager for Physiotherapy at Woodlands Hospital.
He qualified as a Physiotherapist in 2004, completing a degree in Sport Science & Biology in Chester, followed by an MSc Physiotherapy. He later went on to complete a PgCert in Advanced Clinical Practice at Teesside University.
Clinically he has over 18 years of experience, both within the NHS, GP practice, private practice and sport.
His favourite clinical cases are those involving significant rehabilitation and returning patients to an active lifestyle. Andy particularly enjoys rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Tendinopathy management. He has completed many external courses in Strength and Conditioning, Olympic Weight-lifting and Sports Related Rehabilitation. This ensures that patients get the right balance of treatment, including both hands on where required and restoring capacity in the tissues to allow a full return to whatever a patients goals may be.
As manager of the department, Andy also enjoys the service development side of his role, ensuring that patients attending Woodlands receive the best evidence-based treatment from our experienced clinicians. Woodlands is a great place to receive treatment, because of our extensive facilities, experienced staff, range of modalities and quality overarching governance of your care.
Patient Testimonials
"Andrew was very clear, positive and pleasant"
"Each session provided a comprehensive review of my progress and needs. This then provided a bespoke treatment plan in line with my abilities and requirements. Excellent service by Andy"
Suzanne is a Senior Hand Therapist at Woodlands Hospital. She has worked in hand therapy since 2004, dividing her time between Woodlands and The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough. She also teaches on the therapy degree programme at Teesside University.
Suzanne has completed BAHT (British Association of Hand Therapy) level I and II courses and hopes to further progress to become an accredited hand therapist. She has experience in treating complex conditions of the upper limb and is an experienced splint fabricator. She works closely with the hand consultants to ensure that the best level of post operative/injury rehabilitation is completed, ensuring best clinical guidelines and evidence are put into practice.
“Every day is a school day when it comes to hand therapy! I find this speciality fascinating and take great pride in achieving good results. Patients will often say how much they take their hand for granted until its injured or has undergone surgery. A hand condition of any type can affect a persons ability in everyday activities whether it be returning to work, making a meal or playing sport, not to mention the psychological impact of not being able to do these things. To make a difference to someone’s life and go some way to help restore their abilities in all areas is crucial in my work."
Patient Testimonials
Suzanne has completed BAHT (British Association of Hand Therapy) level I and II courses and hopes to further progress to become an accredited hand therapist. She has experience in treating complex conditions of the upper limb and is an experienced splint fabricator. She works closely with the hand consultants to ensure that the best level of post operative/injury rehabilitation is completed, ensuring best clinical guidelines and evidence are put into practice.
“Every day is a school day when it comes to hand therapy! I find this speciality fascinating and take great pride in achieving good results. Patients will often say how much they take their hand for granted until its injured or has undergone surgery. A hand condition of any type can affect a persons ability in everyday activities whether it be returning to work, making a meal or playing sport, not to mention the psychological impact of not being able to do these things. To make a difference to someone’s life and go some way to help restore their abilities in all areas is crucial in my work."
Patient Testimonials
”Very caring and experienced. Overall happy with the service Suzanne gave me”
“Friendly and professional service and staff. I felt well treated. Suzanne is excellent”
“Suzanne was very professional and polite. I wouldn’t have got better this quick if it wasn’t for her exercises and kindness, thank you”
Katie qualified as a Physiotherapist from Teesside University in 2009. On graduating she worked as a junior physiotherapist in County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust for 7 years. Within this time she worked in Orthopaedics, a fracture clinic and Outpatients to name a few.
Katie then progressed into private physiotherapy, working in private hospitals and clinics in the area. In total she has worked at Woodlands Hospital for almost 5 years, treating a wide variety of Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal patients, both surgical and non-surgical. She has a special interest in treating post-op patients including total hip/knee replacements and Musculoskeletal conditions, including neck and shoulder pain.
Katie has attended many courses over her 13 year career, including numerous Shoulder Rehabilitation modules, Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) and the Society of Orthopaedic Medicine (SOM) courses.
BSc Physiotherapy (Hons)
Clinical Educator – Level 1
Modified Pilates for Rehabilitation (APPI)
Foundation in Acupuncture (AACP)
Professional Memberships:
Clinical Educator – Level 1
Modified Pilates for Rehabilitation (APPI)
Foundation in Acupuncture (AACP)
Professional Memberships:
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP)
- Member of Clinical Educators Scheme
- Member of S & C Academy run by Dr Claire Minshull
Lisa qualified in 2006 with a 2:1 in BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy from the University of Teesside and gained all her core Physiotherapy specialities at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust where she worked for 8 years, before working within the private sector.
Since starting at The Woodlands, her focus has been split between the running of a busy Orthopaedic ward and Outpatients. Her ward work requires her to work closely with Orthopaedic Consultants, following rehabilitation protocols for various post-operative procedures. Her outpatient work requires her to treat various musculoskeletal problems, helping patients gain maximum function and enabling them to successfully return to their sporting activities.
She has continued with her post-graduate education and commitment to her on-going CPD by attending various recognised courses, concentrating mostly on musculoskeletal as this is her main area of interest.
She very much enjoys working in MSK and has keen interest and experience in Strength and Conditioning, having attended courses such as:
Unravelling Strength and Conditioning for Therapists with Andrew McCauley
Integrating Strength and Conditioning into Injury Rehabilitation with Nick Grantham
Strength and Conditioning for Therapists with Dr. Claire Minshull
Patient Testimonials
"Lisa was very helpful and patient with me and gave me good tips and advice"
"Lisa very professional and great response. She really helped me and was very thorough and clear giving instructions"
"Lisa is an excellent Physiotherapist. Professional, knowledgeable and caring. Had time to talk to you. Never felt rushed. Would strongly recommend"
"Lisa was brilliant"
